# Accident 20200126001859A: Prince David L GLASAIR SH-2, Greenville, TX, January 26, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2020, 17:45 local time
- Place: Greenville, TX
- Airport: Majors Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.0692° N, 96.0653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0692&lon=-96.0653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N238SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N238SH-2023-03-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Prince David L GLASAIR SH-2 (registry code 05623OZ, https://openairdocs.org/model/prince-david-l-glasair-sh-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PRINCE DAVID L GLASAIR SH-2
- Reported engine: AMA/EXPR UNKNOWN ENG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 230 total, 1 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200126001859A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON JANUARY 26, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:45 CST, N238SH, A GLASAIR SH-2 EXPERIMENTAL, CRASHED DURING LANDING AT MAJORS AIRPORT (GVT) GREENVILLE, TX. DURING TOUCHDOWN, IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC), ON RUNWAY 35, PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, BOUNCED TWICE, AND CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY ON THE WEST SIDE. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT IN COMMAND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DUE TO THE FUSELAGE BEING BROKE APART, BUT NOT SEPARATED AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE WINGS. THE TAIL WHEEL BROKE OFF FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND LAID APPROXIMATELY 45 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE LEFT FLAP WAS BROKE OFF AND LAID 5 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. PROPELLER HAD ONE BLADE BENT AFT APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES AND THE OTHER BLADE APPEARED TO HAVE NO DAMAGE. IT APPEARS THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING PRIOR TO IMPACT AS EVIDENCED BY PROPELLER GROUND MARKINGS IN THE GRASSY SOFT SOIL. CONTROL SURFACE CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED. FUEL QUANTITY WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED AS THE FUEL CELLS WERE DAMAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. FUEL SMELL WAS NOTED BY FIRST RESPONDERS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. SURVEILLANCE VIDEO FROM THE AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING CAPTURED THE ACCIDENT AND SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHING DOWN, BOUNCING IN THE AIR APPROXIMATELY 3 TO 5 FEET, THEN TOUCHING DOWN AND BOUNCING UP AGAIN APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 6 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN VEERS OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTS THE GROUND ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST FACING SOUTHEAST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN20CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA067), Jan 26, 2020: Glasair 1 (N238SH), Greenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing, and his subsequent loss of airplane control during an attempted go-around.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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